Main area Hotel Services Laundry Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (11.30am-8.00pm Mon-Thu, 10.30am -7.00pm Fri) Job ref 190-9052-DIR-S
Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Northern General Hospital Town Sheffield Salary £24,465 pa/pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 26/10/2025 23:59
NHS AfC: Band 2
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
This is an excellent opportunity to begin a career in the NHS.
We are looking to recruit multiple Linen Service Assistants to the Linen Services Department with full time hours available.
The service is looking for enthusiastic individuals to work within this very busy department who currently process in excess of 150,000 pieces of linen per week through the on-site Laundry at the Northern General Hospital.
The role requires the ability to operate large machinery used to process the linen used across the Trust.
The role also requires successful candidates to perform physically active daily tasks, in the provision of a cost effective and efficient linen service to all service users.
Physical demands associated with this position include general walking, lifting, carrying and sorting linen and can include continued standing while feeding linen items in to the equipment.
Main duties of the job
To provide a high quality, cost effective linen service, ensuring that the service provided meets the users demands.
To provide advice to service users and ensure adequate linen stocks are maintained.
Use of machinery to wash, iron and press linen.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Previous applicants need not apply.
Person specification
Qualifications
* GCSE English & Maths at Grade 3/D, or equivalent qualification/experience, or relevant experience that demonstrates competency to this level
* “Willingness to complete and achieve local training workbook and to achieve the required competencies in the following areas (this will be completed through local induction training, and competency based training and assessment to learn the full range of linen services): - linen services machinery and equipment including general use, and ensuring safe practices - infection control procedures for safe handling of soiled and infected materials - safe use and storage of chemicals and cleaning products and detergents - health and safety basic level training.”
* Basic Health & Safety Training
Experience
* Experience of handling chemicals in a laundry or cleaning environment
* Basic skills in the use of Microsoft Excel
* Experience in a commercial laundry
* Experience in use of industrial laundry equipment
Other Factors
* Flexible to meet the needs of the service
Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here .
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Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.
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